MellowTheMyth

My favorites from the NBA rendition have to be: Hornets, Suns, Kings, and the Bucks. *Just realized that the Thunder graphic says 2080 and not 2008.

Quick Thoughts: Tampa Bay: I like the look for them, probably because I'm partial to a red/black/silver color scheme. They could do without the side stripes on the jersey, and have them replaced with something more complimentary to the helmet and pants stripe. New Orleans: I find their jerseys to be quite underwhelming; more could have been achieved with the wave motif, and looking at the pants, I feel the white stripe kinda gets lost on the silver pants, at least in the promo photos. Their helmet is the best design piece, without question. Houston: *sighs* So much could've been actualized with the Gamblers and they went with a lackluster, quasi-90s Falcons look. Pittsburgh: Meh, I don't love it, although I do like the helmet. I've not much to say about the rest. Michigan: Easily my favorite of the eight. They'd find improvements in trying to get the helmet's shade of gold onto the pants, and possibly throw some stripes on the socks. Otherwise, they look very sharp. Birmingham: This would be better had they taken the striping pattern on the jersey and applied it to the pants, helmet, and socks. The singular solid stripe doesn't work here, nor does it on Pittsburgh and Houston's home look. Philadelphia: I see what they were going for, but this representation should've been scrapped. I'm certain there were better ways to attempt to replicate the gradient on the logo and turn it into your focal design for the uniforms. New Jersey: Looks good, I appreciate that they replicated their previous look and didn't overthink it too much.

It isn’t happening until 2025, but, would you mind mocking OU & Texas with SEC patches? Can’t disagree on keeping them the same.

Initial thoughts on the 28 "Mixtape" Sets for the NBA's 75th: Teams that I really like: Hawks*, Pacers, Blazers, Bulls*, 76ers, Raptors, Lakers, Kings, Clippers, T'Wolves, Nuggets*, & Nets. Teams that could use a tweak or two: Atlanta: The two different numeral fonts is pretty weird, choosing one or the other would be preferred, but I still really enjoy this set, glad they chose yellow as the uniform base. Cleveland: Biggest miss was using a logo on the front of the jersey, instead of a wordmark or script, namely the 2003 wordmark. Solid blend, otherwise. Chicago: My biggest critique is that the front numerals sit wayyyy too low underneath the script. I understand that it falls underneath the history of previous sets they've worn, but it really throws off an otherwise clean look for the Bulls. Memphis: I feel like they could've doused this in the Vancouver color scheme; throwbacks did so well last season, why not capitalize off of that? Detroit: I think separating the blue and teal by way of the color white would help ease the bleeding of the colors onto the red uniform itself. Milwaukee: Could've been more successful if they could clean up the differing elements into a more cohesive flow. The pieces are distinct, but there are some rough edges that needed some refining. Boston: The illegibility of the wordmark and numerals from afar hurt this look. Besides, I wish they'd dabble a bit more into featuring gold into some of their one-off sets, reminiscent of their former St. Patrick's Day set. San Antonio: Just have the fiesta colors separated, with the color black to support them. I don't find cohesion in loud, bright colors touching one another(namely in how they touch on the numerals), especially when they're on a bright background such as white. Orlando: I'm sure we're all batting 1.000 on this...... Just put this in your regular color scheme. Denver: They should've made the collar and cuff pattern match the colors of the wordmark and numerals. Having it go Yellow/Light Blue/Navy really irks me. Otherwise, I love this set, jersey and shorts. Charlotte: I like that they gave spotlight to the elements that are most prominent to the Hornets' history, but you have to pick an element to be your primary, there's too much clashing between the gradient, the honeycomb, and the pinstripes on the jersey. I do appreciate the wishbone collar nod, though. Golden State: Black should never be the base color for a set for a team like Golden State. Only options should have been yellow, blue, or white. Even orange could've been an option, in lieu to the 2000s set. NY Knicks: As I said for GS, black should never be the base color for a team like the Knicks. Black has had a short stint in their uniform lineage, using blue would've sufficed. As far as the design, I'd have gone a different route to make reference to maybe their 1979-80 set, as it's probably the most unique set when looking through their uniform lineage. Missed opportunity to use the interlocking NY and whatnot. Team that missed the mark (or just bad): The Thunder. Meh: Pelicans (no fault of their own, given their history as the Pelicans), Mavericks, Rockets, Wizards, & Heat. I would've liked to have seen more home-oriented sets among the 28 participants.

I’d like EMU a bit more if they didn’t resemble East Lansing as much as they do. The alternate’s striping would probably be a better scheme for the home and road, just replacing the yellow with the steel grey they’ve recently introduced.

I love the jerseys. But, how would the black jersey look if you were to flip the positioning of the teal and gold outlines on the numerals? As far as the helmet goes, I could only see this as an alternate helmet with the black facemask, opposed to this being their primary.

Just for context's sake, Cole just kicked off his Tour in Miami, hence the connection of the Heat stylized jersey to the venue.

The look would have been improved if they had a pants stripe that replicated the jersey striping. That, and wearing their regular blue over white style of socks. It's really dumb that plenty of teams that haven't had any white pants are getting a plain set of them like these. It's so pointless.

The Lakers have nabbed their newest uniform sponsor in the form of “Bibigo,”a brand based in Korea. The partnership is said to be the most lucrative to date, setting up a 5-year, $100 million pact. Link: https://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/lakers-and-bibigo-announce-multi-year-global-marketing-partnership-2021

Definitely would go A for the Panthers. The whiskers being in white gives the logo a bit more clarity.

It probably means we weren’t comfortable with the mono-colored sock. But, yes, this is what I was thinking; make the bottom of the sock white, underneath the green stripe and it need not be altered again.

For the Seahawks, I'd alter their home sock. Instead of mono-blue, make it mimic the sock you used for the road. However, make the entire top of the sock Navy Blue, and allow it to transition into the striping found on the road sock.

Speaking of the Lions, they really need to look into adding a set of white pants that are striped, as well as adding white striped socks.

A recap of what we've seen so far, in my own words: Rangers/Spurs: What a way to introduce the series, a long beloved color scheme from the Spurs logo and reimagined on a baseball template came out great. At times, I find it hard to make out the tea when it's on the grey elements, but overall, this is fantastic. Of the alternates, I enjoy the Teal one the most. Dodgers/Lakers: It's funny coming back to this after having seen the article that recalls a time the Dodgers considered sifting from blue to purple during the 90s. Purple & Yellow is always aesthetically pleasing, and it's no different here. Cubs/Bears: Not much of a departure, in terms of how close the scheme is to its current colors, they'd just have a problem with being close to looking like Detroit. And, seeing the wordmark in Bears colors on the Road jersey really ties the crossover theme together. Overall, these are what you expect out of two Chicago brands in collaboration. Twins/Wild: This stands out as the first set that I wouldn't mind seeing come to fruition. The Wild's scheme lends itself to be unique across most leagues, and I think it nestles itself comfortably in the realm of baseball. As a thought, I'd flip the colors of the wordmark on the Road jersey to being, primarily, red. Marlins/Heat (Vice): Excellent execution, no other words needed, because it's spoken for. Cleveland/Cavaliers: In a way, I feel you've redeemed this color scheme, because the Cavs have not applied it in the best fashion. The color used for the Home set pairs well with the wine, and overall, I enjoy seeing this scheme applied to baseball. I'd just swap the socks in between your alternates. Diamondbacks/Suns: In this set, I would keep the shade of purple from the first set, and demote the use of the lighter shade of orange to be used for the alternates. I'd be interested in seeing the cuff trim on the alternates be duplicated onto the socks as a striping pattern. Braves/Hawks: I like that you went the route of the Hawks' previous scheme, as it would be very outside the ballpark, but I think it works with how you pulled it off. I'd inverse the prominence of Volt and Red on the script used on the Home jersey. I feel the same about the Road script between Black and Red. The 2nd Home Alt, easily my favorite of this set. Phillies/Eagles: For me, this is the first jarring set. Not for any bad reason, the color scheme works for the set, but seeing it for the Phillies is what gets me, despite having a brief history in green. I'd like to see this set void of black and have silver replace it in the color hierarchy. Rays/Buccaneers: Overall, I like it, but I would say try a bit more vibrant shade of red. I think with that adjustment, it'll keep the current concept intact, and it would allow them to look a little different from VT. (Have you entertained the idea of doing the Bucs current colors on this Rays set? I think Pewter road uniforms would be interesting.) Angels/Mighty Ducks: Nice application of the famed Jade/Eggplant plus Yellow. There's not much about this attempt from you that I would change. Nationals/Wizards/Capitols: Nice to see an underused color like Copper be used. On the tweaked version, I want to say I want to see a tad more copper on the Home and Road, but I can't say where exactly I would put it to make it make sense. Looking at the Road alternate makes me wonder what if it just utilized Black, Copper, and White. Brewers/Bucks: I truly believe this is an excellent pairing, the 90s scheme of the Bucks with this particular identity from the Brewers. I think, in a vacuum, thinking of the Bucks set that came with this scheme, it makes for a nice callback to it. If the Brewers didn't already have a strong uniform history, this concept would make a case to be deserving enough to belong in it in reality. Red Sox/Celtics: Looks as you'd expect when swapping Navy for Green. Nice job with these, and I dig the striping for the socks. Mariners/Kraken: You've done a great job wit applying this color scheme to this set, but I'm not quite feeling the lighter shade of blue/teal that the Kraken have. Especially looking at the Home set, it doesn't feel strong when it sits next to the color white. Kind of like when the Dolphins made the transition to their first Nike set. Rockies/Avalanche: It's a good pairing between these two in-state identities. I just feel like the maroon could be darkened just a tad. Cardinals/Blues: It's just a joy how the colors pop the way they do on the Home Alternate. Overall, a pretty good translation of the Blues colors onto the Cardinals. Astros/Oilers: Probably one of my overall favorites of the series. The "Luv Ya" shade of blue fits right into the history of this type of blue in baseball, and it works here, without question. I would suggest doing a white panel cap as an alternate cap. Maybe down the line, this set sees a Red alternate jersey. Rangers/Stars: I think Dallas' scheme works terrifically for the Rangers. You did a great job of balancing the colors the way you have them set in the first attempt. They even look good in Olive Green, but I prefer the first rendition. The Gold Home Alt, I'll reserve judgment on, just because gold has a weird way of resulting when in motion. (Thinking like the Ravens pants; I still hate they ever produced them, let alone wore them.) Yankees in Maroon: Looks good. It's not much different from any other team you've seen in this scheme, but it's obviously jarring to see the Yankees in anything other tan what they've existed in. But, I like it. Dodgers/Chargers: As you stated, very reminiscent of UCLA, but it looks damn good, especially the Home Alternate. Would look amazing during a daytime Dodger Stadium game. Rockies/Nuggets: Very simple, and the pinstripes of the Rockies help differentiate themselves from Cleveland. Angels/Lakers: Very nice set, akin to LSU in some aspects. I have no complaints about what I'm seeing with this one. Giants/Forty-Niners: Hmm, how would a gold cap/red bill look as their primary cap in this set? Otherwise, the rest of this set is very clean. Mariners/Seahawks: Another excellent pairing. Even down to the sock striping, this is an instant hit. Cleveland/Browns: Another instant success. The color scheme applies flawlessly to the set and is really set with the sock pattern. Brewers/Packers: At first glance, these colors always draw you to think "A's," but you've done well curating this for Milwaukee, giving them a look that's distinguished enough to not be them, and yet still look like the Brewers. Athletics/Raiders: Pretty straightforward, I appreciate that they kept the white cleats, and the Elephant logo featured on the sleeve is a nice touch. Marlins/Dolphins: Fantastic, honestly. The colors really allow the uniform to come alive, so to speak. Padres/Chargers: This turned out pretty solid. I'd probably do white numerals on the back of the Home alternate, with a single white outline around them. Senators/WFT: This is gorgeous. No complaints out of this, everything is in proper place, the colors work well together. Excellent. Tigers/Lions: Very nice, the colors of the Lions bring a cool, crisp look to the set. Plays well into the simplicity of it all. Mets/Jets: I actually like this for the Mets. Rhyming team nicknames, and sharing a color scheme is pretty interesting. And in this scheme, the green and white lend themselves as better supporting colors on a black Alternate, as opposed to the Orange & Blue. All in all, very clean, and nice to see that New York script be featured on the Road jerseys.

I like the logo; the name, however, doesn't work, as the identity is more peacock than turkey. Something like "Majestics" would have been more befitting.

If I were within the NFL, I’d only like the one-helmet rule to be tweaked, in that you’re only allowed a different helmet in order to complete a throwback look. As far as current day sets are concerned, teams should be locked to one helmet.

Jacksonville should just do what the Bucs just did. Just revamp their prime 2000s look and call it a day. Their current set is entirely too drab and void of any character. Previous set had the helmet ruin the entire set. Before that, another drab set that was void of any gold and it included piping. But, the helmet finish was the greatest thing that came out of it.

One thing that comes to mind for the printable graphics, have you considered finding a space to place final scores in the information section?

In more FCS news, Florida A&M has acquired a new partnership with adidas, this will see the Rattlers make the move July of next year, to coincide with their move to the SWAC. Meanwhile, their future conference-mate, Jackson State is also switching brands. They’ll be outfitted by Under Armour after acquiring Deion Sanders as their next head football coach. This will take place as soon as the Spring of 2021. Sanders is currently aligned with UA himself, so that could be pointed to as how it became reality. It is also notable that both programs will be departing from Nike. Link: https://hbcugameday.com/2020/09/24/famu-heading-to-adidas-jsu-following-deion-to-ua/

Hopefully this means that Temple will settle their identity crisis among all the different shapes they’ve used in recent memory.

I feel that the use of red should be flipped to a tertiary color. Seems to overpower the purple, in the case of the Ravens. I do like the chosen font for the numerals. But, this set would be interesting if repurposed for the Falcons as a fauxback, of sorts. Replace the purple with black, and it would make sense.

For this most recent Seahawks set, I'm intrigued in the possibility of a green alternate jersey to make a Silver/Green/Silver combo.

A bit of story-telling about the Toronto Raptors in this article by SLAM. Link: Article

I scrolled past so fast, I thought Jackson looked like a Gasol.

Wrong jersey number. I present Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the number 40.